Japan Folk Crafts Museum
Komaba, Tokyo
- Tue to Sun
- 10:00 to 17:00
- Mon
- Closed
Last entry 16:30. When Monday is a public holiday, it opens that day and closes the next day. Also closed between exhibitions.
Source: mingeikan.or.jp, checked 5 Oct 2026.
The Japan Folk Crafts Museum, the Mingeikan, was founded in 1936 by the philosopher Yanagi Soetsu as the home of the mingei folk craft movement. It shows anonymous everyday ceramics, textiles, woodwork and Korean and Okinawan craft in a beautiful stone-and-wood building he designed himself.
Insider tip
Wear slip-on shoes. You swap into slippers at the door. Check the open days for Yanagi's residence across the street, which opens only a few days a month.
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What's on at Japan Folk Crafts Museum
Upcoming events at Japan Folk Crafts Museum and within a ten-minute walk, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.
Textiles of the Ryukyu Kingdom (Mingeikan 90th anniversary)
創設90年記念 琉球王国の染織 ―尚家関連品と護得久家伝来品
Time 10:00 to 17:00; closed Mondays Station Komaba-todaimae (Keio Inokashira Line), 7 min walk
Bingata and woven textiles linked to the Sho royal family of Ryukyu, about 50 of them from the Goeku household, at the museum Soetsu Yanagi founded.
Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0 Nihon Mingeikan Exhibition: new crafts open competition and sale
2026年度 日本民藝館展 ―新作工藝公募展―
Time 10:00 to 17:00; closed Mondays Station Komaba-todaimae (Keio Inokashira Line), 7 min walk
The museum's yearly show of new handmade pottery, textiles, woodwork, lacquer, glass and paper from across Japan, with the pieces on sale.
Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0 Soetsu Yanagi's Collecting Stories (Mingeikan 90th anniversary)
創設90年記念 柳宗悦・蒐集物語
Time 10:00 to 17:00; closed Mondays Station Komaba-todaimae (Keio Inokashira Line), 7 min walk
Pieces from Soetsu Yanagi's own collection, shown through the stories of how and why he gathered them, for the museum's 90th year.
Dick Thomas Johnson, CC BY 2.0 Komabasai, University of Tokyo Komaba festival
第77回駒場祭
Time 9:00 to 18:00 (23 Nov to 17:00) Station Komaba-todaimae (Keio Inokashira Line)
The University of Tokyo's three-day autumn student festival on the Komaba campus, with more than 500 student programmes and class food stalls under the yellow ginkgo trees. About 80,000 people came last year.
Smaller local events nearby
Komaba Park special opening for Cultural Heritage Week Exhibition
1 to 3 Nov · Komaba Park, former Maeda family residence
A special opening at Komaba Park, including the former Maeda family residence, for Tokyo Cultural Heritage Week.
¥500 · Map · Source: Meguro City · 文化財ウィークの開催
Komaba scarecrow viewing in the Kellner rice paddy Garden
Sun 15 Nov · Kellner rice paddy, Komaba-no Park
Viewing morning for the scarecrows that local schools and residents set up in the Kellner rice paddy, the historic paddy of Japan's first modern agricultural school, now inside Komaba-no Park.
Free · 9:00 to 12:00 · Map · Source: Komaba-todaimae shopping street association (for the Komaba Scarecrow Project committee) · かかし見学会（駒場野公園 ケルネル田んぼ）
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Good to know
- What is the address of Japan Folk Crafts Museum?
- 4-3-33 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo (in Japanese: 東京都目黒区駒場4-3-33).
- What are the opening hours of Japan Folk Crafts Museum?
- Tue to Sun 10:00 to 17:00; Closed Mon. Last entry 16:30. When Monday is a public holiday, it opens that day and closes the next day. Also closed between exhibitions.
- How do I get to Japan Folk Crafts Museum?
- The nearest station is Komaba-Todaimae (Keio Inokashira Line). Japan Folk Crafts Museum is in Komaba, Tokyo.
- How much does Japan Folk Crafts Museum cost?
- Japan Folk Crafts Museum is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Japan Folk Crafts Museum?
- Plan for 1-2 hours.
- When is the best time to visit Japan Folk Crafts Museum?
- Weekday mornings.
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